Bergmans’s Fruit Bat vs Forest Lamb

Scotonycteris bergmansi compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

• Bergmans’s Fruit Bat is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Scotonycteris	Albatrellus
Species	Scotonycteris bergmansi	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bergmans’s Fruit Bat	Forest Lamb
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Bergmans’s Fruit Bat

The Bergmans’s Fruit Bat (Scotonycteris bergmansi) is a species in the genus Scotonycteris. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.